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Check your ticketS before it’s too late! MORE THAN $3 MILLION IN UNCLAIMED LOTTERY PRIZES EXPIRE SOON

44 lottery prizes totaling more than $3.6 million currently unclaimed; Winners have 180 days from draw date to claim their prize

Olympia, Wash. (Sept. 30, 2020) - Washington’s Lottery is encouraging players to check their tickets, as there are currently 44 unclaimed prizes valued at $10,000 or more and totaling $3.6 million that Lottery officials want to get into the hands of the winners. Five separate Match 4 prizes worth $10,000 each will expire in October.

The following Match 4 tickets are set to expire in October:

  • The first ticket was purchased at Beach Way Grocery & Gas in Longview (3115 Ocean Beach Hwy) and expires Oct. 2.
  • The second ticket was purchased at Safeway in Redmond (17246 Redmond Way), and expires Oct. 5.
  • The third ticket was purchased at Fred Meyer in Lynnwood (4615 196th St. SW), and expires Oct. 13.
  • The fourth ticket was purchased at Gateway Gas & Deli in Snoqualmie (8030 Douglas Ave. SE), and expires Oct. 18.
  • The fifth ticket was purchased at Fred Meyer in Vancouver (16600 SE McGillivray Blvd), and expires Oct. 30.

The full list of unclaimed prizes for Washington’s Lottery can be found here. 

Once a player wins, they have 180 days from the drawing date to claim their prize. If the player won with a Scratch ticket, they have 180 days from the last day of ticket sales to claim their prize. By law, prizes that aren’t claimed are placed into a reserve account. Each June, the surplus in the reserve account is transferred to the Washington Opportunity Pathways Account (WOPA), which helps support education on Washington State. WOPA helps college students across the state achieve their dreams and supports early childhood education programs. More information on the program can be found here

While winning tickets worth $601 or more are typically claimed at a Lottery regional office, Washington’s Lottery is encouraging winners with prizes up to $100,000 to mail in their tickets to claim their prize. Winners with tickets for $100,000 or more are instructed to call Lottery Headquarters to schedule an appointment to make a safe and secure in-person claim. This change is in response to the current COVID-19 public health crisis, to enable social distancing, and support Washington's “Stay Home, Stay Healthy” directive. More information can be found here

About Washington’s Lottery: Since 1982, Washington’s Lottery has generated more than $4.2 billion to support important state programs including the Washington Opportunity Pathways Account, which provides grants to help college students statewide achieve their higher education dreams and supports early childhood education learning programs. The state’s Lottery offers consumers several types of games, including Mega Millions, Powerball, Lotto, Hit 5, Match 4, Daily Game, Daily Keno and Scratch. For more information, visit www.walottery.com or find us on FacebookTwitter and Instagram at @walottery.

Keep it fun. Know your limit. Washington’s Lottery is an advocate for responsible gaming and collaborates with the Evergreen Council for Problem Gambling to provide resources for those in need. More information is available at www.walottery.com/Responsibility.

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Press Contact 
Belle Eliason (Curator on behalf of Washington’s Lottery) 
E-mail: Belle.Eliason@curatorpr.com